10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$197,160at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
⌖ Wichita, KS · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$197,160 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
119.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−92%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,806Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$8,805Average net price / year
$17,592Cost of attendance
$46,806Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,828Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
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WHAT STANDS OUT
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EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$31,565Year 1
$47,431Year 4
$46,806Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,1922Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$56,1173Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,3924Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,5705Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,9826Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$44,4227Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$43,8678Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,482Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in KS
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Garden City, KS
Garden City Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,244
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,858
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
Colby Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,886
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,361
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Allen County Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,642
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,191
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
Barton County Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,905
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,573
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
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Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.